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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1919
Page
8
Instructions describe a restraint method using a rope tied around a cattle neck and muzzle to secure the head for dehorning with a saw. It covers securing the animal, handling the rope, operator roles, and cautions about choking and restraint failures. Guidance on where to cut the horn and risks of high cuts leading to irregular horn regrowth is also included.
Guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture advises on preventing horse flies in hot weather. It recommends eliminating breeding sites such as manure piles, using fly pits, placing fly trays, and applying coal tar sprays or repellents. Morning sprays and cooled saltwater sponges aid comfort. treat any sores with white lotion.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture the report stresses modern storage houses reduce losses. It cites South Carolina in 1917 losing about 60 percent of its crop valued at 4 688 110 and notes the state contributes around 12.5 percent of US sweet potatoes, ranking fourth in value. Efforts by farmers and dealers include building improved community and individual storage houses to curb wastage.
Garden guidance notes that leaving manure in open yards through summer reduces plant food value by fermentation and exposure. Saved rotten manure yields less plant food per ton than fresh manure, while requiring more initial material to reach equivalent value. In general, apply manure fresh from the barn rather than rotting it, except for special cages or crops.
News review recounts Chicago riots sparked by a bathing beach quarrel that spread to the South Side and downtown, with hundreds wounded and scores killed before police and militia stepped in. A streetcar strike paralyses transit as authorities consider price relief and war surplus sales, while national debates on the peace treaty and inflation measures continue.
Long paragraphed clippings describe Iowa agricultural gains and losses, rail taxes, and county projects. Mentioned are Boone county draftees, Burlington home brews, Waverly coal shipments, Southern Iowa Fair pavilion plans, and renewed beet sugar plant operations. Other items note a Knoxville mine resuming, an Alpha bank, and Mergen court cases. Colonel Donald Macrae receives French war decorations and Mayor Kehoe of Cascade faces removal for malfeasance. Col. B L Maiden, Poreshing service director, arrives in Des Moines.
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